Have you ever sat down at your desk in some anonymous, beige office building, sifting through Excel spreadsheets and realizing that you’d give just about anything to be on the Cape with a beer and a pair of Croakies? Yeah, so have I.  Not long after graduating from Colgate, corporate America got real old, real quick.  So I set out in 2007 to create a line of needlepoint products that would be second to none in quality, while not breaking the bank.  My friends and I always loved wearing fun whimsical needlepoint belts, but the cost was always prohibitive, and I knew that paying retail just meant we were putting more money in a store’s coffers.

The next logical step was to get a one-way ticket to Asia to find a production source to make this vision a reality.  100% wool yarn, tight petit point stitching, & full grain leather are essential for meeting our high standards and I found them all during this month-long journey.   

Upon returning from overseas, Tucker Blair was born.  I’m often asked who Tucker Blair is. An old college friend? A wealthy silent backer, perhaps?  No, actually, it’s no one.  Tucker & Blair are both family names of mine.  The name sounded great to me, but also had a certain sentimental value that has made it stick.  In a way, that’s how we work here at Tucker Blair – if it sounds good and it feels right, we do it.

After launching Tucker Blair with our flagship belts and headbands, we decided to pioneer a new type of distribution model where the retailer isn’t the one that gets the value - the customer does! After pioneering a web only retail model we have recently partnered with Sperry Top-Sider to expand our distribution capabilities. Our belts will be retailed at Sperry stores at the same price as tuckerblair.com, ensuring unmatched value and quality in the marketplace.

We hope you have a great time shopping here at tuckerblair.com, and return often.  Definitely call or email me if there is anything I can do to help make your experience better or if you have an extra gin and tonic lying around Nauset Beach for me.

Cheers,

Taylor M. Llewellyn
taylor@tuckerblair.com